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Agalinis tenuifolia var. parviflora
Agalinis tenuifolia (Vahl) Raf. var. parviflora (Nutt.) Pennell
Slender Gerardia, Slender-leaf False Foxglove, Slenderleaf False Foxglove
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family)
Synonym(s): Gerardia tenuifolia ssp. parviflora, Gerardia tenuifolia var. parviflora
USDA Symbol: AGTEP2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: AnnualHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Pink , PurpleBloom Time: Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Pink to rose purple, with 2 yellow lines and red spots in throat.
Distribution
USA: CO , IA , IL , IN , KS , MA , MI , MN , MO , ND , NE , NM , NY , OH , OK , SD , TX , VT , WI , WYCanada: MB , ON , QC
Native Habitat: Wet to dry roadsides, ditches, margins of streams and ponds, borders of woodlands, dry to moist prairies, fallow fields, railroad embankments, rocky cliff faces and bluffs.
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Agalinis tenuifolia var. parviflora in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Agalinis tenuifolia var. parviflora in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Agalinis tenuifolia var. parviflora
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-09Research By: CBR